11/18/2025
Our President Wilson Kiriungi and Dr Laurie Bonavita, our Vice President of Clinical Services, participated in two industry events last week that were focused on AI in ABA therapy. What does this mean for you as our clients and patients?
Dr Laurie shares a few thoughts:
As a company, we want to be proactive in this field instead of sitting around and waiting for things to happen. We want to make sure that we make use of AI where it can deliver real value, but that we’re also very aware of the risks and know how to mitigate them. That is why we’re actively involved in conferences: to share our experiences, and to learn from others in the field.
We now have the first legislation for AI in healthcare. It stipulates that AI must not deliver services directly - there always has to be a human in the loop. This is very much in line with our company AI policy.
For us, AI is currently mostly an admin support, which helps to free up our clinicians for more time with patients and to supervise staff. We’re also conscious that not all parents are very familiar with these new technologies, so it’s very important that we take all the time necessary to answer their questions and make sure that they are comfortable with our approach. Our AI policy encapsulates this: transparency and consent are non-negotiable.
One area that looks exciting for AI in our field is the research into predictive modelling. This could, for example, help us anticipate how many hours of treatment a patient actually needs. Such standards exist in the medical field, but not yet for ABA therapy. So this could, for example, help us predict how many hours of treatment would be suitable for a high-functioning child.